Chapter 20 first quarter
On the same evening as Empress Xiao's surrender to Ma Kuo in the Yaoguang Palace, the Liao government's military leader, the Fourth Army King, the Privy Envoy of the Zhibei Academy, Xiao Qian, and the front-line commander Yelu Dashi also held an equally important but important event on the front line of Baigou. A discourse that is exactly the opposite in content and conclusion.Empress Xiao and Ma Kuo talked about turning hostility into friendship, while the conversation between Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian just canceled the former's achievements and turned jade into hostility.
On the seventh day after Xiao Yulu, the deputy governor of the front line and the supervisor of the Niulan Army, presented Yelu Dashi's proposal to Empress Xiao, Empress Xiao vetoed the proposal and gave a formal order to ask Xiao Qiandu to prepare the whole army with Yelu Dashi. Attached to the Song Dynasty, in order to watch the future provocations.Wang Jieru, the negotiating envoy sent to the Song Dynasty, came to the army for the first time today, and asked them to put forward specific requirements for the army, so that Wang Jieru could take them to negotiate with the other party.
Xiao Yulu not only brought the empress's handwriting and decree, but also reported to Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi the process and results of the debate at the imperial meeting last night with excitement.He himself is a main fighter, and he was very angry that Li Chuwen actively advocated peace talks at the meeting, and Empress Xiao unabashedly supported them.
For Xiao Qian, the problem now is simplistic, either accepting the queen's order and preparing the whole army to surrender, or disobeying her order and refusing to surrender.Either it is a plan for the tiles, or it is better for the jade to be broken, the two must be one of them.Wang Jieru and Ma Kuo are coming one after another, and they must make a decision before the envoys arrive.After Xiao Qian heard Xiao Yulu's report, he immediately sent someone to invite Yelu Dashi, so as to listen to his opinion and prepare a countermeasure.
The King of the Fourth Army was the highest military officer of the Liao government and Yelu Dashi's superior, but Xiao Qian not only always respected Yelu Dashi's opinion, but unconsciously followed his opinion and even obeyed his command.Therefore, it is not Xiao Qian who actually holds a pivotal position on the front line, but Yelu Dashi.
Xiao Qian was not a docile sheep, sometimes he was furious, like a roaring lion.He is not someone who is willing to hand over his power easily.The reason why he respects Yelu Dashi is because they are actually in charge of the Xi and Khitan armies. Although the strength of the latter was consumed by more than three quarters in the Liaojin War, it still surpasses the former in absolute terms. At the same time, because Yelu Dashi's talent, courage and personal temperament have always been shown, Xiao Qian is very impressed.
As a natural and physiological person, generally speaking, all parts and organs of the body are basically developed in the same way, and only a very small number of people are sick and deformed.As an acquired person and a person in society, due to various social factors, the development of people's intelligence and talents may not be very balanced, and sometimes there is a big difference.Although Xiao Qian has a tall torso and a sound physique, through long-term war life, he has also cultivated a hoarse and powerful voice, and a pair of hands that are good at wielding a knife, dancing a sword, and shooting a bow.It's just that his brain organization didn't keep up with it. Especially when encountering major problems, his thinking, analysis, understanding, and judgment are all very poor. He needs to put other people's brains into his own head to be able to Be a whole person.In short, he is not a commander-in-chief. If he did not rely on his status as the uncle of the country, he would never be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the entire army. This is obvious.
Regarding the edict of his sister queen, he himself did not have a clear opinion on immediately accepting or rejecting it.It was indeed a problem for him.
The Empress Shulu married by Yelu Abaoji, the first emperor of the Liao Dynasty, was a member of the Xi tribe.Xi was originally an allied tribe of Khitan, second only to Khitan in terms of military strength and above other tribes.Shulu's family was later changed to the Sinicized Xiao surname.In order to balance the forces between the two tribes, Yelu Abaoji made a clear oath at the beginning of the founding of his country that the Yelu family of the Khitan tribe would be the emperor of this dynasty from generation to generation, while the Shulu family (Xiao family) of the Xi tribe To be the queen of this dynasty from generation to generation, so that the two will always maintain a close relationship.For two hundred years, the Yelu clan did not violate this promise, which made their Xi clan Xiao clan have a close and blood relationship with the court.What's more, he has a heavy army in his hand. As the commander in chief, he would never be reconciled to surrender without a fight.
But it was unimaginable for him to violate the queen's order and refuse to surrender.Experience told him that politically his girls were far more mature than he was.It was not because of his brother's relationship that the girl became the queen, but because of the strength of the girl, he became the king of the fourth army.His interests, in the past, are still attached to the girl.Refusing her order is tantamount to cutting off one's own political life.In addition, his narrow mind could not think of refusing to surrender, risking a decisive battle with the Song people, what would happen if they lost the battle, and what would they do in the future?
All these are beyond his ability to answer, he had to invite his Zhuge Liang as usual, ask Yu Dashi Linya for advice, and listen to his opinion.Due to the importance of the matter, even their important deputy generals Xiao Yelu and Xiao Orilas were not invited to participate in the secret talks.
Yelu Dashi was the most outstanding talent in the headquarters of the Song, Jin and Liao dynasties at that time. He was an excellent leader trained by the Khitan people in the ten-year arduous Liao-Jin War-a failed war is the same as a victorious war. Talent can be developed if they can learn from their failures.Some are able to adapt to the development of the times and take timely and suitable measures to harvest the ripe crop.Some people are able to face the reality in a disadvantaged position, temporarily retract their wings, wait for the opportunity, minimize the loss and disaster, and wait for a recovery.It is no longer easy to do this.But it's not enough. First-rate talents are more able to exert their subjective initiative, open up the situation, turn unfavorable situations into advantages, and turn themselves from a passive position to an active one.This is not to rely on chance, but must have the overall situation in mind, a series of careful considerations, practical and unswerving self-confidence, and excellent insights that are not influenced by fashion and trends (of course, everyone's ability is limited. , it is impossible for their opinions and ideas to not be restricted by society, and far exceed the general level of an era).
Yelu Dashi is such an excellent leader.
After listening to Xiao Yelu's report, he analyzed and studied the situation comprehensively, and quickly made his own conclusions.Then, at the invitation of Xiao Qian, they went to discuss big plans together.He was almost 99% sure that he could persuade Xiao Qian to agree with his proposition.But he also made preparations for the eventuality, if Xiao Qian was determined not to listen to him, he would do it himself.
He slightly turned his right leg and walked into Xiao Qian's secret room.The rickety disease brought in from the womb made him a cripple from childhood.This natural disability almost made him want to give up his military career and become a civilian for life.He won the Jinshi, and made the Hanlin Chengzhi.In the Khitan dialect, Hanlin is called Lin Ya, and he is generally and respectfully called Da Shi Lin Ya.But despite the difficult situation, he was still sent back to the army.He used amazing perseverance and endured great pain to overcome this disability to the greatest extent.Now he is not only trained to walk like an ordinary person, but also to ride a horse and fight more vigorously than an ordinary person. However, when he is running fast, he inevitably shows a little bit of painful struggle with his body, and his two thick black hair are furrowed. Eyebrow.
After hearing Xiao Qian's question, he answered without hesitation with a calm self-confidence:
"The imperial court bowed its knees, as expected. Since the king asked me for advice, in my opinion, I don't need to pay attention to the court's order. Just tonight, I and the whole army of the four armies will cross the river to cover the Song army, and we will surely win a complete victory. Consolidate the borders, and then make a plan to revive the universe."
"Crossing the river to cover up the killing tonight," Xiao Qian asked in amazement, "Could it be that Lin Ya's dispatch of troops and generals has already been well-prepared and sure?"
"In order to be a general, you must always be prepared for offensive and defensive strategies," Yelu Dashi was as firm as a rock.He said, "I have thought about this for a long time. As long as the king gives an order, a cover-up attack can be launched within a few hours."
"Will Lin Ya be sure to win the cover of the Song army? Does Lin Ya have a chance of winning?"
This is a stupid question. There is no war that can be 100% guaranteed in advance and guaranteed to win.But in order to boost his confidence, Yelu Dashi still gave a positive answer:
"Borrowing the city, our soldiers are determined to die. The Song army is far away from fighting, and its vigor has been destroyed. Tong Guan, Cai Youyan are incompetent, ignorant of soldiers, and I regard them as worthless. There is nothing I can do. There is no reason for me to be invincible as a proud soldier facing the enemy. If there is no chance of winning, how dare I rashly offer this cover-up plan to the king?"
"Even if the cover is successful, the people of Song can help the troops to start again." Xiao Qian was already a little active in his heart, but in order to show his independent thinking ability, he deliberately found some negative reasons. Therefore, after one victory, it is difficult to continue, can Lin Ya see this move?"
"Our army is here with the whole army, and the elite of the Song Dynasty is only the Western Army. After defeating it, the overall situation is determined by itself. Are you afraid that it will have any follow-up power?"
"Even if our army can defeat Master Song," Xiao Qian nodded, and continued to find the opposite reason, "Now Yunzhou and the surrounding areas are all invaded by the Jin army. How can I rely on the tiny land of Yanzhou?" Compete with Master Jin?" When it comes to Master Jin, Xiao Qian, who is bold and bold, can't help but change his face a little bit.
"Your Majesty is so short of breath," Yelu Dashi cheered up Xiao Qian with a supercilious air, "Our army can defeat the Song army, and our morale is greatly boosted. How can we know that we can't compete with the Jin division? In short, it depends on human effort. As long as there is determination and Courage, what can't be done in the world? Don't compromise your own spirit first." At this time, Yelu Dashi's eyes were bright, and he was full of energy. He had already seen a wider world and a wider way out.Among the aristocrats in the Liao Dynasty, no one thought as far-reaching as he did. He seemed to have grasped the trend of historical development in the next few decades, and described the prospect of that new road.He said, "Even if we let go of the land of the Central Plains and let Song and Jin compete for snipe and clam, does your lord know that there is a vast and boundless grassland west of the Yellow River and north of the desert? Back then, the Turks, Tiele people, The people of Xueyantuo used to herd horses and herd greens there. From now on, it will be the place where heroes will fight. As long as we can keep this army, occupy the land there, and wait for work at leisure, are we afraid of the golden man? Besides, there are Uighurs in the west of Congling Ridge All the countries, what about Kyrgyzstan, Seljuk, what are you thinking about, people who have been there say that their counties are exhausted and incompetent, and have been weak for a long time. If I hadn’t been troubled in the past few years, I would have I want to unify the army to win the championship. Now it is really a last resort, we can also lead the whole army to cross the desert and go straight to the west of the sky. The sky is as far as the eye can see, the universe is boundless, and the way out is wide. An sees that the world is so big, there is no me A foothold for generations? I advise the king to broaden his horizons, and don't let his eyes and ears be limited by Yan Yun's corner!"
Xiao Qian had never heard of these words.In fact, he is also from the grassland, and he has taken deep roots in that vast world, but the noble life he lived in the Central Plains for many years has washed away the smell of earth and grass on him, his eyes and ears have been blocked, and his chest has become sluggish. narrow.Now Yelu Dashi's words unknowingly aroused his ambition and made him courageous.
"Lin Ya's words are so majestic and magnificent. After listening to them, I have opened up my heart and grown my ambition. I wish I could grow my wings and fly freely in the vast sky in the west and north of Tianxi, where the eagles and the falcons suddenly attack." But he is full of obstacles after all. Yes, for a moment he was still reluctant to part with his current living position in the barracks, and when his thoughts returned to the real world, he couldn't help feeling discouraged.At this time, he had to think of his queen sister who had no means of food and clothing.He could not help lowering his tone as he went on. "It's just that the imperial court and the envoys of the Song Dynasty have already reached an agreement. If we start a fight, won't the king and queen lose their trust and ruin the imperial court's plan?"
"Your Majesty's words are still too much to worry about." Dashi Linya laughed boldly, "Don't you think that if the peace negotiation fails, there will be another imperial court. If the peace negotiation is successful, the whole country will surrender and people will not be able to act freely. At that time, it will still be what kind of ruler, The Queen, the Fourth Army, Lin Ya? Everyone has become a prisoner of the Song people. What is the country of the Daliao? I have been thinking about this matter day and night. Determined, I will fight with all my might tonight. Victory in the first battle is the spirit of the ancestors, the blessing of the country, and everyone will benefit. In case of defeat, I will do my best to donate this little body," he pressed the scabbard with his left hand, and made a gesture with his right. With a posture of drawing his sword and committing suicide, he said in an emphatic tone, "I am loyal to the court. The queen and the king can push it on me, Yelu Dashi, for this strategy of sending troops to cover up the attack. It has nothing to do with you. At that time, there will be war, peace, and Surrender, and you will be the masters.”
Yelu Dashi said these words with high spirits and blood boiling, Xiao Qian was also greatly moved.
"Since we want to launch a cover-up attack, I should be responsible. How can I let Lin Ya bear the blame alone? Otherwise, what kind of person will I be?" At this time, he also made up his mind, slammed the table and said, " Lin Ya is ready, so we will start tonight. Lin Ya directs the east road, and I personally direct the west road. Both ends must be beaten to the ground. It's just my own sister! For the sake of the ancestral temple, I can I can't care about you anymore."
The sister queen is the last obstacle in Xiao Qian's mind, and Yelu Dashi still has to spend some time to clear this obstacle, so that Xiao Qian can devote himself to the battle with all his strength.The determination of a commander is the condition that Yelu Dashi must strive for if he wants to win this battle. What's more, the Xi army under his direct command is also a powerful force in the decisive battle against the enemy. They only obey his orders.
"The cover-up attack was launched to protect the empress, why did the fourth army turn the words upside down?" Then he said alarmingly, "Does your majesty know that the men in the court are going to use the name of peace talks to Invite riches and honor, ruin the queen!"
"How can such a thing happen!" Xiao Qian said in amazement, "As high officials of the imperial court, the Han sons have been paid by my family for a long time, how can they change their minds and change their minds, and they are so unscrupulous. Is there any evidence for Lin Ya's words?"
"I don't have any real evidence, so how can I talk nonsense in front of the king? The king will understand after reading this letter." Yelu Dashi took out a letter from his pocket, and briefly explained, "Does the king know that he fled to the south ten years ago?" Who is Zhao Liangsi who is currently serving Tong Guan as a military adviser? This Zhao Liangsi is Li Chuwen's nephew, who used to be Ma Zhi of Guang Luqing. When Ma Zhi was in our dynasty, he was an insider I don’t want to sneak into Tongguan’s door and become a Bachelor of Longtuge in the Southern Dynasty. This letter was seized by me on the front line from two Han’er who sneaked into my territory. This Ma Zhi treason Rong, let me put it aside, who would have thought that Li Chuwen, who is the pillar of the country, colluded with Ma Zhi ten years ago, drank wine and made an oath, intending to treason the country. Isn't it written clearly in this letter?"
"These guys are so hateful, they really should be shredded into pieces." Xiao Qian couldn't help roaring like thunder after reading the letter, "Lin Ya has already found it, why didn't he send it to the queen to report?"
"I'm in the military, so it's not convenient to meddle in the government affairs of the court. Besides, Li Chuwen, the queen's confidant, may not be able to bring him down with this letter!" Yelu Dashi tried his best to suppress a smile that had appeared at the corner of his mouth, and kept There was a sentence that could not be said to Xiao Qianming under any circumstances, but he said solemnly, "Now the facts are all there. Your Majesty has read the letter and tried to figure it out. You will know that what is said in the letter is not false."
"It's strange that Xiao Yulu came back and said that in the meeting before the imperial court, Li Chuwen insisted on a peaceful negotiation." Xiao Qian suddenly became smarter. This was the baby-like smartness of putting a piece of sugar cake in his hand and letting him grab it and eat it himself. "It must be It was this Song envoy Ma Kuo who came to the capital, and Li Chuwen's relationship, that was able to persuade the saints and reach an agreement to surrender the whole country!"
"Your Majesty's plan is very good." Yelu Dashi praised Xiao Qian like a baby who can grab sugar cakes with his own hands.Then he pretended to be astonishing and said, "Song Shi Ma expanded his courage and dared to send people into the palace to collude with Li Shi!"
"That's not bad! Li Shi is in charge of the palace guards, and he colluded with the envoy of the Song Dynasty. Don't you want to endanger Shenggong!" Xiao Qian asked in amazement, "How did Lin Ya know about such a secret?"
"I have my own solution to this, so there is no need to ask more questions, Your Majesty!"
"Lin Yadong knows everything and knows everything. Do you know if Zuo Qigong, Kang Gongbi and other men have ever conspired with them to commit treason?"
"Zuo Qigong, Yu Zhongwen, Kang Gongbi and his group have other plans. They have long been hooking up with the Jin people, writing letters to their cronies, and communicating privately. It has been a long time. Your Majesty did not listen to Xiao Yulu's words, and they strongly advocated in the imperial meeting. Drop gold?"
"Jiang Song is hateful, Jiang Jin is even more hateful, in short, 'If you are not of my race, your heart must be different'," Xiao Qian became more and more annoyed when he thought about it, he couldn't help jumping on his feet, and cursed viciously, "This guy is so vicious , don’t think about the court’s kindness to them for many years, and want to sell the ancestral temple and the land whenever there is trouble. People who are so grateful are not as good as pigs and dogs, so what’s the use of keeping them?”
"In the hands of our ancestors, only the Han sons are allowed to be officials in the south, and they don't care about things that are not important." Yelu Dashi simply provoked him again, and made this article vividly written, "Who would have expected that in recent years, foxes and squirrels have been rampant, stealing data Important, good at negotiating with temples, turning upside down to control the power of life and death for us, and cutting off the lifeblood of the country. Think about it, if the ambition of this generation of wolves is allowed to succeed, will the king and queen still have a place to die? It is not to protect the safety of Ke Dun Shengjia."
Yelu Dashi deliberately used a Khitan word to address the queen, expressing his loyalty to the queen and his deep hatred for the Han children.Sure enough, Xiao Qian stood up abruptly, and roared like a beast hissing between Lin Yue, causing the whole valley to vibrate.He clenched his fists tightly and quickly walked around the secret room, as if he wanted to crush all these traitors in his fists.Xiao Qian's reason belongs to others, and his emotions are also manipulated by others. Only power belongs to him.Under his iron fist, everything can be turned into dust.
"Tomorrow the Song envoy Ma Kuo will come to the front of the army," he ordered angrily, "I will pass on my general order to kill him. Wang Jieru and his party will be detained. After returning to the Ge capital, they will be killed as soon as possible within two days. Kill the rats. Cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, and eliminate the internal response, so that I can't get rid of the endless breath in my chest. Then I will decide to send troops to cover up the attack."
Yelu Dashi used the two whips of reason and emotion alternately to tame the mighty lion and fully achieved his strategic goal.However, covering up the Song army was his main goal, and to attack tonight was the most suitable time for him to choose. These two points must not be changed by Xiao Qian's impulsive interference.He advised Xiao Qian to calm down.
"Why is your majesty so busy?" He himself advised calmly, "I can kill all these men at once. I have already sent someone to monitor Li Chuwen, so why are you afraid that he will fly into the sky? What will happen to them? Let’s wait until the Song army is defeated, the important thing at this moment is to deploy the attack after midnight.”
"Didn't it be agreed with Lin Ya just now that I, Kui Bu Li, will send troops to the West Road. This matter of planning the overall situation and taking care of the response, Lin Ya will worry about it on my behalf."
The situation determined that Xiao Qian had to hand over the command of the overall situation.Yelu Dashi said without hesitation:
"Since Your Majesty is in charge of commanding the overall situation, I have no shirkable responsibility. Your Majesty quickly summoned Xiao Ori, and wait for me to issue orders to him."
It was close to midnight.
This simple conversation, like a faint thunder, rolled from a distance, becoming the prelude to a bloody battle.Not long after, it brought the storm of war.
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